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self-government

Self-government is the rule of a state, community or other group by its members.

(noun)

An example of self-government is what the colonial people fought for in the American Revolution.

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See self-government in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

government of a group by the action of its own members, as in electing representatives to make its laws

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See self-government in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Political independence; autonomy.
  2. Popular or representative government; democracy.
  3. Self-control.

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